ear ate ee sea eeg a Meee West Vancouver, that elitist’ enclave of inherited wealth, colonial sludge and ostrich mentality, -- Alan Regan of North Vancouver, in letter 10 the editor about Doug Collins, who, he add- ed for good measure, is w half-baked Limey. EEE “She can lead the Conservative Party because she reminds the average public schoolboy of childhood fantasies .’ — Denis Flealey.’’ Ras f didn’t tell them where | to put the hole. They put the hole where they thought it was the best place to go. And here you are blaming me because it’s in the wrong place. Blaming little me because it’s in the wrong glace! -- Trade Minister Don Phillips responding to opposition charges that the Quintette Mine is badly located. Z just don’t think you'd make it right now, -- Mag- gie Thatcher, to an unnam- ed drunken dignitary who said he had always fancied her. She can lead the Conser- vative Party because she sf reminds the average public schoolboy of childhood Jantasies: matron and the enigmatic Miss Flogsie -- you know, long patent leather boots, a whip anda black corset. -- British Labor Party man Denis j} Healey on Thatcher. _ . E think it’s unusual, yeah, But I don’t want to go any Surther than that because it might be unusual if 1 went Jurther than that, -- Justice Minister John Crosbie on the Richard Hatfield mari- juana case. RE “We are not seen as @ country of sophisticated cuties with night- life — just the great outdoors with no place to | boogie .’ — Thomas McMiltan.”’ Hell’s population up by one, -- Headline in the Mar- tinsville, Indiana, Reporter, the day afier Commie Boss Konstantin Chernenko died. Wayne Grettky is a wimp. -- Steve Fonyo. fm sorry, [mon uy way home. -- Brian Mulroney declining to talk to reporters after the resigna- tion of Defence Minister Robert Coates. Andre Expected to Get Coates’s Old Job, -- Headline in the Globe & Mail the day before Erik Nielsen got it. Doug Collins IT’S TIME for my ‘Quotes Of The Year’’ | again, so here goes with the first batch: 7 - Friday, December 27, 1985 - North Shore News dum in West Vancouver, We greatly appreciate the Dear Editor: David F. Bakewell Chairniun The Sunday Shopping objective reporting and Sunday Shopping Commit- . . Committee of the West editorials, and feel that the — tee © get this straight e Vancouver Chamber of newspaper media had a great s«pported by the merchants Horseshoe darave Ambleside and Park Royal Commerce extends its thanks for the interest The North Shore News gave to the Sunday Shopping Referen- influence on the heavy ture in nout of voters and favorable results to the West Van- couver business community. Bay, Dun- Edwina and 1 spent alt our married lives getting in- to other peaple’s beds. -- The late Lord Louis Mount- batten, quoted in an official biography. Everybody talks about unemployment. We would | do much better to talk about the number of people who are employed, because there are more of them. -- Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. We are not seen as aq country of sophisticated cities with night life -- just the great outdoors with no place to boogie. -- Thomas McMillan, Canada’s minister for tourism. You don't look so bad. } Here's another! -- Bernhard Goetz, New York*s favorite | “Death Wish"? man, pump- ing one more bullet into a subway-gang guy. (Quoted in court hearing.) What have we done to | deserve this? How can you put people on welfare into the best neighborhood in fown? -- Teacher Carol White of Dawson Creek, complaining about Indians being given houses in her area. PETES | “Tf there’s a Jemale candidate with the CUT FROM CANADA A BEEF Boneless Sirloin Steak WOODWARD‘S Large Eggs minimum «nis Grade 27\@59 99 and a male PER candidate with DOZEN lkg the minimum requirements, the male candidate doesn’t stand a chance.’ — K.E. Hollis. ”’ CUT FROM CANADA A BEEF T-BONE or PORTERHOUSE - Steak SUN RAY 100% PURE FROZEN Orange Juice She told Veronica she thought the man was ‘a Canadian or a Swede’. -- What a Russian grandma said to her granddaughter on seeing Joe Clark in Novosibirsk. moa lawyer. 1 can't discuss anything like this. The law doesn’t permit it. -- Peter Clark, Joe’s brother, | being coy about how he got so much legal work from the feds. When this landlady) ask- ed him for the rent, he un- zipped his pants, saying ‘This is the rent far you,’ + Statement at the trial of Timothy Stang of Duncan for indecent exposure. The first few weeks in Egypt f rented a furnished room from Jews in Heliopolis. Quite nice peo- 12%2 FL. oz. TIN FLORIDA Pink Grapefruit SIZE 56 ASSORTED VARIETIES Libby's Beans 1451. 0Z. TIN ‘WOODWARD'S OWN CALIFORNIA ple, really, -- Nazi war 4 criminal Alois Brunner, il h tyl former aide to Adolf ear +) = Green Lect Eichmann. Bread Letiuce White - Wheat - Oatmeal Uf there’s a female can- didate with the mtininiuan requirements, and a male candidate with the minimum requirements, the male candidate doesn’t Stand @ chance. -- RCMP Superintendent K.E. Hollis on the force’s recruiting methods. The Press Council can press my pants, -- Doug Collins Personal Shopping Only. We reserve the right to Limit Quontities.